Leadership Fairfax Selects Three New Classes of Leaders

Leadership Fairfax is pleased to announce the members of the LFI and ELI Class of 2013 and the LLP Class of 2012.

The LFI class of 2013 is the 25th class to participate in the community leadership development program, which is formulated on a comprehensive 10-month curriculum of community issues and skills development. During the opening program days, September 7-8, 2012 at Reston Association in Reston, VA, class participants defined the expectations for the coming year and reviewed the intensive course calendar. Topics for this year include: The Changing Face of the Fairfax County Workforce; The Future of Healthcare in Fairfax County - At What Cost to Citizens?; Engaging Community Around Emergency Management; Bailey’s Crossroads Revitalization – Finding a Balance; and Education: Dealing with Competing Interests.

The 2013 LFI class is comprised of 34 outstanding leaders and reflects the diverse composition of the Northern Virginia region in all aspects: gender, race, profession, company type, community involvement, and geographic location of work and residence.

Connor G. Barhight, Fairfax County Public Schools

Manuel Anthony Barrero, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department

Candice L. Bennett, Candice Bennett & Associates, Inc.

Jana L. Broughton, Fellowship Square Foundation

Tim C. Butler, EADS North America, Inc.

Edward L. Cassidy, Taubman Fair Oaks

Stefanie A. Dearie, Law Offices of Stefanie Dearie

Michael J. DeMarco, ExxonMobil

Richard M. Doyle, Peterson Companies

Steve J. Elbert, Fairfax County Sheriff's Office

Jerry E. Ferguson, Jr., Fairfax Public Access

Marc L. Fournier, Crestline Hotels and Resorts/The Mason Inn

Sarah Todd Gallagher, George Mason University

Donalda C. Gibson, Navy Federal Credit Union

Maureen K. Gum, Langley Residential Support Services

JoAnn D. Hallahan

David M. Hargadon, TD Bank

Susan C. Harman, Fairfax Library Foundation

Daniel P. Janickey, Fairfax County Police Department

Michelle A. Jannazo, New Hope Housing, Inc.

David E. Kelley, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

Susan K. Kilday, National Rifle Association

Robert W. Kuletz, KW Commercial

Eileen P. Mandell, 1st Stage Theater in Tysons

Amy McDowell Marlow, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce

Elizabeth B. Murphy, Leadership Fairfax

Derwin J. Overton, Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources (OAR) of Fairfax County, Inc.

Gordon Evan Pritchard, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, Emrich & Walsh, PC

Sue J. Richey, Richey Property Management/Long and Foster

Ruben E. Rodriguez, Washington Gas

Jane E.L. Sears, Salient Federal Solutions

Gloria A. Sutton, EADS North America, Inc.

Martha S. Wilson, Cardinal Bank

Russell C. Wolfe, Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) 

The Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) brings together motivated and energetic professionals from business, government, and nonprofit organizations throughout Northern Virginia. ELI is for the high potential employees who are ready to focus on core leadership skills and are poised to move up in their organizations.  For ten months, the ELI Class of 2013 will receive specialized leadership development in the areas of project management, conflict resolution and negotiation, presentation skills, and community leadership.

The ELI program launched September 25th, 2012 at Navy Federal Credit Union HQ in Vienna, VA. The Class of 2013 consists of 22 leaders.

Sean Brendan Baldwin, TD Bank

Jillian A. Beuschel, Fairfax Chamber of Commerce

Sean A. Biehl, Virginia Commerce Bank

Kenneth J. Cahoon, Samaha Associates

Matthew W. Deal, Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.

Christina M. Diederich, Reston Limousine

Erica B. Fields, LMI

Michael J. Hanlon, Celerity

Randall C. Hargus, Fairfax County Government

Eileen M. Kuletz, Clover, LLC

Jennifer L. McCollum, Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

Tracy G. Milanese, Bank of Georgetown

Scott J. Nemeroff, Grant Thornton, LLP

Gillian M. O'Neill, EADS North America, Inc.

Melissa A. Ozmar, HCA Virginia - Reston Hospital Center

Lauren P. Padgett, Homestretch, Inc.

Albert J. (Snapper) Poche, LMI

Shelby T. Rudd, AOC Key Solutions, Inc.

Adam F. Schmidt, LMI

Brooke C. Tansill, Frederick J. Tansill & Associates, LLC

Danielle K. Wallace, Leadership Fairfax

Elton N. Wright, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department

The Lifetime Leadership Program (LLP) is a partnership between Leadership Fairfax and Volunteer Fairfax, supported by the Positive Aging Coalition, George Mason University, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services, and Area Agency on Aging. This 2-1/2 month program offers five bi-weekly program days, providing an overview of ways to transition into your next life chapter and insight into the Fairfax County community and its needs. The class participants met for the first time on their opening program day, September 19, 2012, at Reston Association in Reston, VA. Topics for the next 2-1/2 months are: self-discovery; social entrepreneurship and the experience dividend; community volunteer needs and non-profit information; engagement in a community-wide service project; learning about and engaging in Fairfax County and its communities.

The class of 2012 is comprised of 11 outstanding leaders with a lifetime of accumulated skills and leadership.

Mary Margaret Cressy

Katherine L. DeWitt

Patricia F. Dykas

Marian H. Harvey

Jared A. Hermalin

Elizabeth K. Hoey

Renny Perdue

Diane Sandford

Victoria A. Smith

Caroline R. Valentine

Janice Sutera Wolfe

About Leadership Fairfax

Founded in 1987 by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Fairfax is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to build a base of understanding about our community, educate and inform and ultimately engage individuals to become agents of positive change in Fairfax County and the Northern Virginia region. Through its three programs, LFI, ELI and LLP, Leadership Fairfax seeks to find, encourage, and build leaders who make a difference not only in their organization or local community but in the whole Northern Virginia area.  Our alumni have logged over 300,000 volunteer community service hours serving nonprofits and Fairfax County Advisory Boards and Commissions, providing direct resource development and program services, and becoming elected officials. This year, Leadership Fairfax is celebrating 25 years in leadership, counting over 1,500 leaders as graduates of its programs.